Mueller, F.J.H. von (1868), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(48): 206 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In collibus calcariis ad promontorium Cape Arid. Mxw."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 62 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 333 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin, sparsus, scattered or sparse, and flos, a flower; describes the flowering habit."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 359-360 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Lime stone Ridges near Eyres relief Sand flares [possibly in error, maybe near Cape Arid], WA, s.d., G.Maxwell; lecto: MEL; remaining syntype Cape Arid, s.d., G.Maxwell; K, MEL, NSW, PERTH.

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 170-171 (Plate 143, fig. , map) [secondary reference]

common name: Sparse-flowered Grevillea [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 194, Map 183 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 90 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea sparsiflora (F.Muell.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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